Carano is an impressive woman, but she's no Meryl Streep; and even Streep couldn't make a movie this by-the-numbers look like anything more than it is: violence with interruptions.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
4 Apr 2014
rotten:
The jaw-drop factor that comes from seeing Carano's moves is often spoiled because of too much cutting or, in the case of the dance club sequence, excess strobing.
– Ben Kenigsberg,
Variety,
4 Apr 2014
rotten:
This isn't much more than a straight-forward, get-the-baddies action flick.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
4 Apr 2014
fresh:
Carano, a former mixed-martial artist, won't be vying for an Oscar any time soon but she can more than hold her own as an action star. She deserves a bigger canvas on which to show off her skills.
– Cary Darling,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com,
4 Apr 2014
fresh:
The closed-quarters combat crackles with bone-shattering believability. And that's really all that matters.